I hope young writers find this book
and profit from it! I give it the
Vulcan salute—”Live long and
prosper!”
—Ursula K. Le Guin
Barbara Baig’s Spellbinding Sentences is a
tribute to the pleasure and vitality of the
English language. Never prescriptive and
always clear, this enlightening book is sure
to help all those wishing to add grace and
strength to their writing.
—Jane Brox, award-winning author of Brilliant:
The Evolution of Artificial Light
Spellbinding Sentences is sophisticated and downto-earth at the same time. Barbara Baig has distilled
decades of experience into this wise book.
bestselling author of The Rescue Artist:
—Edward Dolnick, New York Times
A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece
Spellbinding Sentences is a wonderfully clear, thoughtful and practical guide for any writer who
wants to master the basic unit of our cra*: the sentence. Barbara Baig explains the building-blocks
of our language and the different ways they can be fitted together to create the effects that you
want. This book will help any writer to move well beyond mere correctness, towards writing which is
not just clear and accurate in meaning, but full of style and music as well.
—Emma Darwin, prizewinning UK author of The Mathematics of Love and A Secret Alchemy
Barbara Baig is the creator of The Mastery Path for Writers, a new
approach to writing excellence. A writing teacher for over thirty years,
she now teaches in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Lesley
University and at www.WhereWritersLearn.com
Spellbinding Sentences: A Writer’s Guide to Achieving Excellence and Captivating Readers
Writer’s Digest Books, 7/10/15, 304 pages; $19.99
ISBN-13: 978-1-59963-915-4; ISBN-10: 1-59963-915-7